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Journalist
After trying different sports, Thibault turned to a career as an amateur footballer. When making a choice between becoming a professional footballer and a journalist, the qualities tipped the scales to one side. Here he is now in the editorial staff of 10 Sport, after a diploma obtained at the International Institute of Communication in Paris.
This Sunday, the JDD released its ranking of the French’s favorite personalities. To find trace of Kylian Mbappé, you have to go down to 36th place, the Real Madrid player, ranking behind other French athletes. But how can we explain such a decline? Teddy Riner has the answer: the Olympic Games.
Kylian Mbappé’s popularity plummets in France. The ranking of French people’s favorite personalities published by the JDD confirms this. In fact, the player Real Madrid comes 36th. And in front Mbappéwe find Antoine Griezmannbut especially the athletes who succeeded at the Olympic Games: Teddy Riner (3rd), Leon Marchand (5th), Antoine Dupont (8th), brothers Lebrun (31ème)
“The Games are stronger than anything”
For the Sunday Newspaper, Teddy Riner was asked about arriving in front of footballers like Antoine Griezmann et Kylian Mbappé. « Not surprised », the French judoka then explained: “ I’m not surprised. It is not because football has greater visibility that the players are necessarily all popular. This is proof that the Games are stronger than anything, that they remain the most beautiful sporting event in the world. ».
“A better place next year”
Teddy Riner then added: “ These players will undoubtedly naturally return to a better place next year. What makes the difference in this type of ranking, it seems to me, goes well beyond sporting exploits. It’s what we embody, what we bring, what message we convey and the values we convey. ».
